Archive for April, 2009

April 25th, 2009 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Technology

Telnic

Telnic

Telnic

Branding themselves as “The new way to communicate”, Telnic is a limited liability company incorporated in England. As I understand it, they are a registry operator for the new .tel domains, which provide individuals and businesses with a unique way of sharing all types of contact information with any device connected to the internet,

With them you can (from their website): + Continue Reading

April 25th, 2009 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Technology

Wolfram|Alpha: Computational Knowledge Engine

Berkman Center for Internet & Society

Berkman Center for Internet & Society

There’s been a lot of talk about Wolfram|Alpha’s Computational Knowledge Engine.

There’s a webcast from Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Here’s a blurb: + Continue Reading

April 17th, 2009 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Health, Sport

The Matt Young Story

This is a truly amazing and inspirational story from Runner’s World:

Matt Long had life by the horns—until the day he got crushed by a 20–ton bus. Though the firefighter and Ironman suffered horrific injuries, he somehow survived. Then he had to learn to live again.

April 17th, 2009 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Technology

Unrecognized Numbers

My Phone Is Not Public

My Phone Is Not Public

Despite do not call lists and keeping my phone number (mostly) private, I’ve been inundated with calls as of late. For curiosity’s sake / the sport of it I’m going to track all number that come through listing each number only once (despite how many times they call). The ever growing list is after the jump.

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April 15th, 2009 By Josh Kitlas Posted in Food

The Bacon Assault RIfle

BA-K-47

BA-K-47

While millions around the world are suffering from starvation, we’re making guns out of bacon. The BA-K-47 is a full size replica of an AK-47 made out of bacon (and wire). Oddly awesome.

This is the product of the good people at  This Is Freaking Ridiculous.